Diavola
Gabrielle Cavassa
Diavola is the Blue Note Records debut from California-born, New Orleans-based vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, released May 1, 2026. Co-produced by Joshua Redman and Blue Note president Don Was, the album is an intimate ten-track collection built around an extraordinary band: Jeff Parker on guitar, Larry Grenadier on bass, Brian Blade on drums, Paul Cornish on piano, and Redman contributing tenor saxophone on select tracks. Blue Note describes Cavassa's voice as "akin to having her whisper secrets in your ear," and the album's production leans fully into that quality — stripped down, airy, and beautifully recorded, with no strings and little conventional swing. Cavassa, a winner of the prestigious International Sarah Vaughan Jazz Vocal Competition, approaches the material with a storytelling intimacy that sets her apart from most contemporary jazz vocalists.
Thematically, the album explores the coexistence of the angel and the devil — a dualism of possession and surrender that runs through both Cavassa's originals and her song selections. The tracklist is eclectic and personal: it draws on Italian songs reflecting her heritage (Luigi Tenco's "Angelo," "La notte dell'addio"), rarely covered pop material (Barry Manilow's "Could It Be Magic," Burt Bacharach's "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"), jazz standards, and bossa nova, all rendered in what PopMatters calls the tradition of "under singing" — restrained, precise, and deeply felt. The album has been praised widely for its exquisite taste and understated confidence, marking a genuine artistic arrival for a vocalist who had already turned heads as a featured voice on Joshua Redman's 2023 album where are we.
Diavola is the Blue Note Records debut from California-born, New Orleans-based vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, released May 1, 2026. Co-produced by Joshua Redman and Blue Note president Don Was, the album is an intimate ten-track collection built around an extraordinary band: Jeff Parker on guitar, Larry Grenadier on bass, Brian Blade on drums, Paul Cornish on piano, and Redman contributing tenor saxophone on select tracks. Blue Note describes Cavassa's voice as "akin to having her whisper secrets in your ear," and the album's production leans fully into that quality — stripped down, airy, and beautifully recorded, with no strings and little conventional swing. Cavassa, a winner of the prestigious International Sarah Vaughan Jazz Vocal Competition, approaches the material with a storytelling intimacy that sets her apart from most contemporary jazz vocalists.
Thematically, the album explores the coexistence of the angel and the devil — a dualism of possession and surrender that runs through both Cavassa's originals and her song selections. The tracklist is eclectic and personal: it draws on Italian songs reflecting her heritage (Luigi Tenco's "Angelo," "La notte dell'addio"), rarely covered pop material (Barry Manilow's "Could It Be Magic," Burt Bacharach's "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"), jazz standards, and bossa nova, all rendered in what PopMatters calls the tradition of "under singing" — restrained, precise, and deeply felt. The album has been praised widely for its exquisite taste and understated confidence, marking a genuine artistic arrival for a vocalist who had already turned heads as a featured voice on Joshua Redman's 2023 album where are we.
Diavola
Gabrielle Cavassa
Diavola is the Blue Note Records debut from California-born, New Orleans-based vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, released May 1, 2026. Co-produced by Joshua Redman and Blue Note president Don Was, the album is an intimate ten-track collection built around an extraordinary band: Jeff Parker on guitar, Larry Grenadier on bass, Brian Blade on drums, Paul Cornish on piano, and Redman contributing tenor saxophone on select tracks. Blue Note describes Cavassa's voice as "akin to having her whisper secrets in your ear," and the album's production leans fully into that quality — stripped down, airy, and beautifully recorded, with no strings and little conventional swing. Cavassa, a winner of the prestigious International Sarah Vaughan Jazz Vocal Competition, approaches the material with a storytelling intimacy that sets her apart from most contemporary jazz vocalists.
Thematically, the album explores the coexistence of the angel and the devil — a dualism of possession and surrender that runs through both Cavassa's originals and her song selections. The tracklist is eclectic and personal: it draws on Italian songs reflecting her heritage (Luigi Tenco's "Angelo," "La notte dell'addio"), rarely covered pop material (Barry Manilow's "Could It Be Magic," Burt Bacharach's "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"), jazz standards, and bossa nova, all rendered in what PopMatters calls the tradition of "under singing" — restrained, precise, and deeply felt. The album has been praised widely for its exquisite taste and understated confidence, marking a genuine artistic arrival for a vocalist who had already turned heads as a featured voice on Joshua Redman's 2023 album where are we.
Diavola is the Blue Note Records debut from California-born, New Orleans-based vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, released May 1, 2026. Co-produced by Joshua Redman and Blue Note president Don Was, the album is an intimate ten-track collection built around an extraordinary band: Jeff Parker on guitar, Larry Grenadier on bass, Brian Blade on drums, Paul Cornish on piano, and Redman contributing tenor saxophone on select tracks. Blue Note describes Cavassa's voice as "akin to having her whisper secrets in your ear," and the album's production leans fully into that quality — stripped down, airy, and beautifully recorded, with no strings and little conventional swing. Cavassa, a winner of the prestigious International Sarah Vaughan Jazz Vocal Competition, approaches the material with a storytelling intimacy that sets her apart from most contemporary jazz vocalists.
Thematically, the album explores the coexistence of the angel and the devil — a dualism of possession and surrender that runs through both Cavassa's originals and her song selections. The tracklist is eclectic and personal: it draws on Italian songs reflecting her heritage (Luigi Tenco's "Angelo," "La notte dell'addio"), rarely covered pop material (Barry Manilow's "Could It Be Magic," Burt Bacharach's "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"), jazz standards, and bossa nova, all rendered in what PopMatters calls the tradition of "under singing" — restrained, precise, and deeply felt. The album has been praised widely for its exquisite taste and understated confidence, marking a genuine artistic arrival for a vocalist who had already turned heads as a featured voice on Joshua Redman's 2023 album where are we.